Relying on his extensive experience working on the team of a global sovereign wealth fund, CoIP’s Piyush Bhardwaj was the featured keynote interview at the opening of the prestigious PERE New York Summit 2014 held by PERE Magazine. Per PERE’s press kit for the Summit, here is the description of Mr. Bhardwaj’s keynote (press coverage & video coming soon):
PERE Exclusive Keynote : De-mystifying Middle Eastern capital.
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, , Kuwait, Oman – these aren’t NYC real-estate buzzwords… but they should be! We’ve heard about billions of dollars of investment capital desperately seeking entry points into U.S. real estate markets, but navigating and accessing these pockets of capital is easier said than done. This is smart money. There is sophistication to their investment style, depth of capital, cultural differences and an information gap between our region andtheirs. The region offers a diverse pool of capital ranging from the large family offices to small institutions and bank aggregators. In an exclusive, PERE Senior Editor Erik Kolb interviews a real estate transactional head from a notable sovereign wealth fund affiliate to help break the code on Middle Eastern capital and draws a road map to access points. In addition, get a sneak peak to the investors from the Caucasus region.
Key topics covered include:
– What level of interest do Middle Eastern investors have towards US real estate?
– What strategies, structures and asset-management styles appeal to Middle Eastern investors?
– What are the layers to their decision-making processes?
– How efficient are the various tiers of capital and which will make great investment partners?
– How can your strategy gain gravitas and allure with top Middle Eastern players?